Online Reputation

Ripoff Report founder was not wanted by the FBI or on the run, says Arizona Appeals Court

December 29, 2011 Cyberlaw

One can’t help but notice that on many of the blogs, comments and posts that appear online pertaining to Ed Magedson, the oft-maligned founder of the consumer complaints website Ripoff Report, statements are made (often vehemently) that Ed is a “wanted man” or “under Federal indictment.” Based on the repetitive wording of the claims the [...]

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How to view the full-size version of a LinkedIn profile picture

December 1, 2011 Online Reputation

You may not be aware that larger size versions of LinkedIn profile pictures are available – that’s only if the owner had originally uploaded a higher resolution version. LinkedIn automatically resizes the uploaded pictures to a uniform “thumbnail” size of 60 pixels x 60 pixels, but the original is also made available for anyone to [...]

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Google+ company page for Bank of America “Brandjacked”

November 15, 2011 Online Reputation

Someone has created a Google Plus Page for Bank of America, trashing the nation’s largest bank with a series of mocking photos, images and other posts, Full Story: Bank of America’s Google Plus Page Appears ‘Brandjacked’ The Google + page is still visible here. So, can just anyone setup a Google+ page for another business? [...]

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Ripoff Report moves the ripoffreport.com website back to the United States

October 21, 2011 Online Reputation

It seems I was a day late and a dollar Turkish lira short when I posted earlier that Ripoff Report might have concerns about the ability of a Cypriot court to reach across the Mediterranean and serve a judgement on Ripoff Report’s Turkey-based webhosting provider. In fact on or about October 6, the ripoffreport.com website [...]

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